Fast Guide: Data center metrics and standards

Implementing standards and metrics can help ensure that a data center is run smoothly. By clearly defining metrics a business can increase its productivity; however, if metrics are unorganized or poorly defined a company can begin to slide down the slippery slope toward chaos.

Implementing standards and metrics can help ensure that a data center is run smoothly. By clearly defining metrics a business can increase its productivity; however, if metrics are unorganized or poorly defined a company can begin to slide down the slippery slope toward chaos. Employees can become frustrated because their tasks and goals are not clearly defined for them, which will hurt their job satisfaction and affect how a data center...

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is run. Because the data center is the hub for the entire business, making sure that a data center has clearly defined metrics must be a priority for every manager. In order to help with that task, SearchDataCenter.com has put together this Fast Guide to set you on the right path.

Making sense of metrics One of the most common questions people ask about performance dashboards is "How do we define effective metrics?" The answer is important because the metrics govern how employees do their jobs.

Data center standards With a slew of standards updates and regulation changes all your free time could be spent pouring over documentation. In an attempt to shorten the curve and provide information on impact, we offer you this quick primer.

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Data center goes green for energy savings IT doesn't do "green." Hardware refresh cycles are constantly shrinking, sending tons of server flotsam into the waste stream. Equipment is packed so densely that companies are requiring hundreds of watts per square foot in their facilities.

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